Rahajoe Imam Santosa (born 26 January 1950) is an Indonesian physician and lecturer. He worked as an associate professor at International Islamic University Malaysia before moved to Ciputra University to work in the same position in 2016.

Early life

Santosa was born on 26 January 1950 in Malang, East Java, as the youngest son and child of the six children of Suliharani (1915–1950) and Mohamad Sidik (1907–1976).^[1] He has three brothers, Gatot Sawarno, Nono Sarwono Sidiq (1942–2012), Djendoel Parmanto (1944–1995), and an older sister, Prihatini (1948–1948). Santoso also has a half-brother from his father second marriage to Soekesi Poerwosoepeno, and a half-sister and three half-brothers, including Bambang Trisulo (1934–1994) and Bambang Soedtardiono (b. 1937), from his mother first marriage to Oyik Isslamet. His mother, Suliharani, was the great-granddaughter of Diponegoro (1785–1855), Javanese prince who fought in Java War from 1825 until 1830. He went to Faculty of Medicine at Airlangga University and continued his education at Department of Clinical Pathology in the same university.^[2]

Personal life

Santosa is married to Fientje Prihatini and has had a daughter, Rani Prihatmanti, an architect and lecturer at Ciputra University.^[3] They divorced and he later remarried to Chery Augustina Loen and has had a son.

Career

Santosa started his career as a clinical pathologist at Sutomo Hospital in Surabaya, followed by working in a laboratory medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.^[2] He then worked as a lecturer at Chemical Pathology Department at several medical schools and later became an associate professor at Faculty of Medicine at International Islamic University Malaysia.^[2] In 2016, Santosa joined Ciputra University and started to work as associate professor in Medical Doctor Profession Education.^[2]